[223] Into this place, ’twere pity on my life.
The. A very gentle beast, and of a good conscience.
225 Dem. The very best at a beast, my lord, that e’er I saw.
Lys. This lion is a very fox for his valour.
The. True; and a goose for his discretion.
Dem. Not so, my lord; for his valour cannot carry his discretion; and the fox carries the goose.
230 The. His discretion, I am sure, cannot carry his valour; for the goose carries not the fox. It is well: leave it to his [232] discretion, and let us listen to the moon.
Moon. This lanthorn doth the horned moon present;—
Dem. He should have worn the horns on his head.
[235] The. He is no crescent, and his horns are invisible within the circumference.